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NIGEL HAMILTON It must have been the fall of 1952 when my father returned to London sporting a neck tie emblazoned ... NIGEL HAMILTON I'm not promising to write 'JFK 2' - but one day, I might! NIGEL HAMILTON Some of the History Channel's documentaries involve docudrama segments and are highly speculativ... NIGEL HAMILTON Looking back as an historian, I find myself having great respect for Ronald Reagan's consistency... NIGEL HAMILTON Since his inauguration in 2009, President Obama has upheld FDR's vision of America as a nation t... NIGEL HAMILTON Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passi... ALEXANDER HAMILTON A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. ALEXANDER HAMILTON Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or u... ALEXANDER HAMILTON Whatever your situation might be, set your mind to whatever you want to do and put a good attitude i... BETHANY HAMILTON Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. ALEXANDER HAMILTON Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquill... ALEXANDER HAMILTON